The King has received Sir Keir Starmer and asked him to form a government.
King Charles held an audience with Sir Keir just after noon on July 5th 2024, hours after Labour won a huge landslide in the general election.
As leader of the biggest party in parliament, Sir Keir was invited to Buckingham Palace where His Majesty asked him if he would form an administration. After agreeing, Sir Keir…
When Edward VII had headed to Biarritz for a springtime break in 1908, his government had been under the stewardship of Liberal Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. But his health was failing fast and on April 3rd, he resigned. Herbert Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was…
Rishi Sunak has met King Charles and offered his resignation as Prime Minister.
His Majesty accepted the resignation.
The two held a short audience at Buckingham Palace just before 11am on July 5th, hours after Mr Sunak conceded the general election.
Rishi…
The State Opening of Parliament will take place in just under two weeks’ time.
The speech that The King reads from the throne will be written by his incoming Labour administration. Sir Keir Starmer’s party has taken power after a landslide victory in the general election on July 4th 2024.
The Imperial State Crown is carried into Parliament ahead of a previous State Opening (UK…
All The King's Prime Ministers: a trio of politicians who have held the keys to Number Ten in a brand new reign
5th July 2024
King Charles is about to appoint the third Prime Minister of his reign.
Just 22 months after his accession, The King will ask another politician to form a government. It took Queen Elizabeth II five years to reach the same tally of Prime Ministers.
Brand new Prime…
King Charles III will appoint a new Prime Minister within hours.
Labour secured a landslide victory in the general election and are now the largest party in parliament. The King will ask their leader, Sir Keir Starmer, to form a new government.
The traditional…
It was a quiet country house, described by several who knew it as ‘’little’’ and a ‘’pied a terre’, given as a wedding present to a royal couple who were expected to linger on the fringes of regal life. Yet on July 2nd 1903, it became the birthplace of one of the most popular and celebrated monarchs of the 20th century. For it was at Appleton House, on the Sandringham Estate, that…
They were an unexpected king and queen and their royal romance has weathered several storms but King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium are marking their sixty fifth wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959 in Brussels, now live quietly following…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway enjoyed one of the most famous royal romances of the 20th century. Their wedding, on 29 August 1968 at Oslo Cathedral, was attended by royalty from around Europe and came five months after the announcement of their engagement which was…
The most famous tennis tournament in the world is about to get under way. And while the stars of the sport gather at SW19, we can expect to see royalty attend matches throughout the two weeks of competition at the All England Club.
The finals weekend, in mid July, will be a glittering event, as always. And these showpiece events have given us some very special moments as many members of the…
